Beyond the Brain XII – Further Reaches of Consciousness Research

Event Details

The interdisciplinary Beyond the Brain conferences were initiated with Willis Harman and Edgar Mitchell of the Institute of Noetic Sciences at St John’s College, Cambridge in 1995. Over the years we have covered a wide range of topics and this year we are taking a different approach by inviting four partners to join us and making the conference non-residential in London. On Friday evening, we apologise to not showing Member Amit Biswas’ award-winning film The Bridge, due to technical reasons.

Each partner has taken responsibility for one session covering their particular area of consciousness research. All our speakers are at their respective cutting edges and are constantly devising new and innovative research strategies to probe the nature of consciousness.

Attendees will have their minds stretched and their hearts warmed at this exciting landmark event and be able to network with like-minded people. This landmark conference is not to be missed, and we greatly look forward to your participation!

Venue: Regent’s University, London

Saturday 28th October

Session 1 – Parapsychological Association – Chair, David Lorimer

8:45 am Registration

9:15 am Introduction – David Lorimer

9:30 am Dr Rupert Sheldrake – The Extended Mind: Experimental Evidence for Effects of Attention and Intention at a Distance

The Lucia N°03 provides a deep limbic system relaxation while simultaneously encouraging a unique transcendental journeying experience. Step out of the stress of everyday life and into the present moment of bliss. Experience a state of deep relaxation coupled with focus, where one is in touch with their own intuition and sense of wholeness.

White light passes through closed eyelids, past the retina to the pineal gland and central brain, creating a visual experience of one’s own design. The inner consciousness of the traveller produces scenes of indescribable beauty and each person’s experience is completely different.

Death is only the Beginning (Virtual NDE experience:): by Virtual Awakening

Virtual awakening is an emerging platform that aims to combine thought-provoking art with futuristic technology providing immersive, therapeutic, mind-expanding experiences that ultimately empowers people to expand their boundaries, unleash their true potential and lead them to an enlightened perception of life.

“Death is Only the Beginning” is based on a conceptual representation of a Near Death Experience (NDE). Through 360º immersive virtual environments, it takes the viewer through various stages of an NDE, subjecting the viewer to visions of an afterlife realm, and a confronting life review of key global issues facing us today.

For the past four decades my research has frequently found me living in various parts of the world with minority religions who believe and do things that would seem, at least prima facie, to be both incredible and incomprehensible. I have also found myself drawn into taking an active, and often uncomfortable role in the so-called ‘cult scene’. Although it is impossible to generalise about the thousands of religious movements that currently exist, in this talk I shall discuss some of the characteristics that new new religions tend to display and how these are likely to change within a relatively short period. I shall also describe how, when stepping out of the ivory tower, one can find oneself in a Monty Python situation, discovering the familiar in the unfamiliar and the unfamiliar in the familiar.